plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
the relation of master to servant
duty; obligation; responsibility
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
green foxtail (Setaria viridis); green bristlegrass; cat teaser (cat toy); kitty teaser
slowly and quietly; smoothly
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
contract; compact; agreement
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
traveling expenses; travelling expenses; carfare
to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
the way back; the way home; return trip
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
office hours; business hours; working hours
outside of; not covered by
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt